You would not want to try a Crusader II as a second model, it is just a bit to quick. After you have some time with an aerobatic model you should be okay with it. The model flies very smooth and lands fairly slow, but when it is up and away it is very responsive and with the right power plant/propeller it is pretty fast, the one in the artical (mine) could do about 120 mph.

If you build one I would love to see how it turns out. There most be quite a few of them out there, about 3-4 years after it was published it had the second highest plan sales of any model in RCM history.

Steven Ellzey
designer Crusader II